Molarity vs. Molality

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  • Molality

    Molality is a measure of the number of moles of solute in a solution corresponding to 1 kg or 1000 g of solvent. This contrasts with the definition of molarity which is based on a specified volume of solution.

    A commonly used unit for molality in chemistry is mol/kg. A solution of concentration 1 mol/kg is also sometimes denoted as 1 molal. The unit mol/kg requires that molar mass be expressed in kg/mol, instead of the usual g/mol or kg/kmol.

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  • Molarity (noun)

    the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number moles of solute per litre of solution

  • Molality (noun)

    the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent

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